just heard boston marathon bombed?

I am just getting tv dinner. u guys know i'm reeling and the pca mayhem is killing my faith...which was once hopefilled. i'm filling very ill when sugar drops and I will not turn on TV to see horrible stuff. pca told me before she left. I don't want to see carnage so just asking summary of what we know...who, when, where-who is suspected mastermind-damages. This is not far from me. I wonder if the Red Sox should cancel friday game...Any Boston gsers here? ty.

One of those people was the older sister of a friend of mine. She was actually running quite well, but it appears she hit the typical marathon wall around mile 22 and was running slower. She was actually a 1/2 mile from the finish line when the explosion hit. It made me wonder, if she was running as fast as she did at the beginning of the race, would she have been in harm's way? Thankfully, however, she was not.

My other friend, who is running his third Boston marathon, was running slower than usual due to injuries that kept him from training as much as he would like. But for him "long-run pace" was 7:25 per mile, so he was already done about an hour ago when everything happened.

It's just dreadful. I'm not in Boston, but several co-workers have kin there, and a few were at the race. All are accounted for. But at this moment there are no strangers at that site; everyone's suffering is equally devastating to hear about. I understand the temptation to give up completely, and believe me, I felt it today, but this can't be the time to fold. Some awful person or group did this. Do we really want that entity to speak for the human race?

It's just dreadful. I'm not in Boston, but several co-workers have kin there, and a few were at the race. All are accounted for. But at this moment there are no strangers at that site; everyone's suffering is equally devastating to hear about. I understand the temptation to give up completely, and believe me, I felt it today, but this can't be the time to fold. Some awful person or group did this. Do we really want that entity to speak for the human race?

I totally agree, Olympia! I was watching the live feed this morning before work and I just loved how locals came out and cheered for everyone regardless who they were or where they were from. This is one of the oldest and greatest races in the USA.

I am far from every qualifying for the marathon, but I found myself for a moment wondering "Would I want to go if I did qualify?" And the answer is yes. Because this is a great event, organized by great people in a great town and one stupid incident should not bog things down.

After hearing the news, the 1st thing I did was text my cousin who lives in Boston. I had no idea if she lives or works near the finish line. Fortunately, she was safe at work. Her home is in Cambridge which isn't the same neighborhood as the finish line.

I've been a volunteer at the NYC marathon years ago - before 9/11. The runners really enjoy the support of the volunteers and I can only imagine how badly the runners must've felt. Based upon the news, I believe it was mostly bystanders and volunteers who were more severely injured. Our local news had some bomb experts analyze pictures of the explosion - just based upon the amateur videos, the local experts felt that they were simple pipe bombs. They could've been a lot worse if the explosives had been more powerful or if the devices had been loaded with shrapnel like IED's. I have no doubt that surveillance video is being pored over meticulously by the investigators. Due to the nature of the event, there will be a lot of filming, etc.

One thing I love about this country is that most people refuse to stop living their lives when terrorists strike. the NYC area is on high alert and the Nets game is the only sporting event tonight. People went and said that no terrorist is going to stop them from enjoying their lives as long as they last.

I admit that one of my second thoughts about this tragedy was what we shouldn't do anymore, especially when taking the nieces and nephew into NYC. i.e. Maybe we shouldn't go to Rockefeller Center to see the tree on a Saturday. We shouldn't go to American girl or Toys'r'us on Saturday's. All those places are packed, especially on holiday season weekends - if something were to happen, people would get trampled or mashed into walls..... Then I thought about what we would miss by not going since odds are against something 'bad' happening.

The best thing we can do is live our lives, but be alert while doing so.....